death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
failure; mistake; blunder
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
conviction; belief; confidence
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
France; French (language)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension